Bankruptcy, Workout Strategic Planning & Restructuring

We advise lenders, servicers, and financial institutions on compliance with the Bankruptcy Code, particularly in managing large consumer and commercial loan portfolios. Our work helps clients implement sustainable practices and avoid exposure.

Key Capabilities:

• Bankruptcy-compliant policies and procedures

• Consumer communications and online account messaging

• Credit reporting and escrow accounting advice

• Regulatory defense related to stay or discharge violations

• Risk mitigation and audit preparation for multistate operations

We represent secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, trustees, institutional lenders, nontraditional investors, and lessors in a full range of insolvency-related litigation and dispute resolution matters. Our team combines tenacious advocacy with industry knowledge to pursue outcomes that protect our clients' interests.

Key Capabilities:

• Debtor investigations and adversary proceedings

• Preference and fraudulent transfer litigation

• Automatic stay and discharge violation matters

• Directors and officers (D&O) liability claims

• Plan analysis and claim objections

• Formation of creditors’ trusts and related structures

• Lien enforcement, judgment collection, and related disputes

We counsel businesses, boards, owners, lenders, and investors through in-court and out-of-court restructurings. Whether facilitating turnaround plans, distressed transactions, or debt restructurings, we prioritize business outcomes and long-term value creation.

Key Capabilities:

• Chapter 11 planning and plan-support agreements

• Distressed M&A and bankruptcy sales

• Corporate governance and board advisory

• Employee and executive compensation structuring

• Succession planning and tax strategy integration

• Bidding procedures and auction strategy

Our team handles complex commercial loan restructurings and enforcement matters for financial institutions, investors, and servicers. We address the legal and regulatory aspects of loan defaults while helping clients preserve value.

Key Capabilities:

• Forbearance agreements and loan modifications

• Recapitalizations and private placements

• Deeds in lieu of foreclosure and commercial foreclosure actions

• Receiverships, replevins, and collections

• UCC sales and asset dispositions

• Debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing